Quitting Smoking Is Socially Contagious

medicalnewstoday.com     22-May-2008            

Smoking and the decision to quit spreads through social ties, both close and distant, said researchers in the US, who looked into smoking patterns in social networks and found that people follow the quitting habits of their spouses, friends, brothers and sisters, and in small firms, behaviour of... [read full story]                

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Kicking the habit may be contagious

reuters.com     21-May-2008          

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nothing may feel lonelier than trying to quit smoking, but in fact, people kick the habit in clusters, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The same team of experts who found that obesity may be socially contagious said they found...                

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Smoking birds of a feather quit together

inthenews.co.uk     22-May-2008          

Giving up smoking can be as addictive as starting, according to a new study. Research by scientists at Harvard Medical School's Department of Health Care Policy found that quitting smoking is less of an individual decision than many might think, with smokers tending to give up in groups. And...                

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Record number of smokers quit

theboltonnews.co.uk     21-May-2008          

RECORD numbers of smokers have stubbed it out in Bolton. A total of 2,316 people have quit smoking with the help of Bolton's Stop Smoking Service between April 2007 and April 2008. In the same 12-month period the year before 50 fewer people stubbed it out with professional help. Health bosses...                

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Record number of smokers quit

thisislancashire.co.uk     21-May-2008          

RECORD numbers of smokers have stubbed it out in Bolton. A total of 2,316 people have quit smoking with the help of Bolton's Stop Smoking Service between April 2007 and April 2008. In the same 12-month period the year before 50 fewer people stubbed it out with professional help. Health bosses...                

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Smokers tend to give up in groups

bbc.co.uk     22-May-2008          

U.S. researchers studied changes in smoking habits over three decades Giving up smoking is contagious - people are more likely to quit in groups than alone, a study suggests. The research reveals one person's decision to stop smoking often spreads through friends, family and work mates, leading...                

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Smokers 'give up in groups'

bbc.co.uk     22-May-2008          

U.S. researchers studied changes in smoking habits over three decades Giving up smoking is contagious - people are more likely to quit in groups than alone, a study suggests. The research reveals one person's decision to stop smoking often spreads through friends, family and work mates, leading...                

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46 M Americans Hooked on Smoking

freepressreleases.co.uk     23-May-2008          

Subscribe here & keep up to date! 46 M Americans Hooked on Smoking Many smokers try smoking and eventually get hooked to the habit because of the belief that smoking promotes a sense of happiness. However, the recent study conducted at Peninsula Medical School (PMS) shows that this belief is...                

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